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Breakfield and Burkey

The Enigma Broker

Synopsis

In this 8th installment of Breakfield and Burkey's techno-thriller series a new threat throws people and markets into turmoil. All around the world, commodity prices are plummeting, and nobody asks why.
The steep drop in the markets for oil, copper, coal, and other commodities threatens to destabilize nations and bring them to the verge of economic collapse. Amid fears that further drops in value could devastate civilization, the R-Group quietly engages.
The R-Group was formed during World War II. After delivering the Enigma machine to the British, they used their copy of the device to safeguard wealth and property from the Nazis. Today they use information-gathering and security capabilities to protect us from cyber-attack.
Jacob and Petra begin investigating the free fall in oil prices and soon discover disturbing clues that may implicate a “dark matter organization”—a shady organization that leaves no digital footprint behind. Meanwhile, ICABOD, the group’s supercomputer, teams up with government investigators to identify potential suspects. Quip and EZ also apply their special talents assiduously to the case but don’t let their work interfere with their blossoming relationship.
The Enigma Broker, the eighth book in the Enigma Series, takes readers on a thrilling journey into a dangerous digital underworld while raising troubling questions about our dependence on technology and our obsession with social media.

Author Biography

2017 1st place winners of TxAuthors Best Book, Breakfield and Burkey bring their Techno-Thriller series to life.
Breakfield - A solution architect, for a high-tech manufacturer, who designs hybrid data/telecom environments. He is a technology geek, who enjoys writing, studying World War II, travel, and cultural exchanges. His love of wine tasting, cooking, and Harley riding has found inroads into the stories. As a child he moved often with his father’s military career, which even now helps his with the various character perspectives he helps bring to life in the series.
Burkey – Is a business architect who builds solutions for customers on a technology foundation. She has written many technology documents & white papers, but loves writing fiction. As a child she helped to lead kids with exciting new adventures built on make believe characters, a Girl Scout until high school, and contributed to the community as a young member of a Head Start program. Rox enjoys family, learning, listening to people, travel, outdoor activities, sewing, cooking, and thinking about how to diversify the series.
Reach out to them at Authors@EnigmaSeries.com

Author Insight

Family is ..., well, trying sometimes

We think it is important to add humor into our stories, it helps Burkey practice. We find that sometimes humor is used in strange ways in many of our real life exchanges. This is what we try to bring into our tales.
We find that everyone has a different sense of humor. Sometimes it is used for simply laughing, to relieve stress, or acknowledging how absurd a situation appears. As a wise philosopher once said without humor there would be no way for us to deal with a lot of things in our life. What are your uses of humor? We might incorporate it into our next story.

Book Excerpt

The Enigma Broker

Jesus made a sour face and stated, “Who’d of thought that the infamous Mexican government would clean up their act and actually abide by the law? I mean, after decades of corrupt practices and then they have to up and grow a conscience. You just can’t trust anybody these days!”

Juan closed his eyes and shook his head back and forth in disbelief. Then sizing up the situation, he very subtly pulled out a very small cell phone, which had been well-concealed in his boot, and placed a very quiet call to his older brother.

Carlos answered quickly and demanded, “Juan, where the hell are you? I’ve been trying to get ahold of you. Do you have any leads on our missing uncle? And don’t tell me you’ve gone Bozotic on me!”

Juan blankly stared off into space and absentmindedly asked, “Bozotic?”

Carlos snapped, “Yes, Bozotic. You know, that’s where Bozo the Clown has a colossal idiotic moment and goes Bozotic for all intents and purposes!”

Juan, with a very annoyed tone, responded, “No, Carlos. I have not gone Bozotic.” Then in a hushed tone, he triumphantly proclaimed, “But, yes, Carlos, I have found our uncle.”

Carlos did a double take and, somewhat relieved but puzzled, asked, “That is good news. Where did you find him?”

Juan somewhat dejectedly offered, “I’m in the cell next to Uncle Jesus.”